Movie

Cats

1998 · 120 min

A filmed stage musical full of feline spectacle, playful choreography, and a bittersweet emotional core.

Tagline: The World's Best-Loved Musical! The Memory Will Live Forever!
Overview: "Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the "Heavyside Layer" and be reborn.
How it feels: Whimsical, campy, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, redemption, found family
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
redemption
found family
aging
Places: home
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: musical
ensemble
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none